A New Orleans French Quarter resident holds a handgun as he keeps watch on his house on Bourbon Street, Sept. 12, 2005. As Louisiana prepares for a new law to go into effect that allows those 18 and older to carry a concealed handgun without a permit, a Republican-controlled committee pushed back against bills Wednesday, April 17, 2024, that seek to restrict where people can carry guns. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
